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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman receives Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at the Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh, September 17, 2025./courtesy Saudi Press Agency/X
Pakistan will go to any extent to defend Saudi Arabia, a top army general has said, asserting that Islamabad's commitment to the Gulf Kingdom's security is unconditional.Pakistan fully stands with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both diplomatically and physically. And I would like to underscore here...
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One contract worker died and another was injured after they were buried beneath a mound of earth at an expansion site inside Tata Steel's Tinplate Division here on Friday evening, the police said.Golmuri police station officer-in-charge Sanjay Suman told PTI that the injured worker was admitted...
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An six-month-old boy was seriously injured after he was mauled by a pit bull in Haryana's Sonipat, his family said on Friday.CCTV footage of the gruesome incident, which occurred in Sikka Colony in Sonipat on Monday, went viral online.In the video, a pit bull is seen lunging at a woman holding...
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Congress candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement there, a senior party leader claimed.Another party leader, Subhasish Bhattacharya, was also arrested for allegedly preventing...
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A 70-year-old woman and her 45-year-old daughter were allegedly killed with an axe by the woman's 36-year-old son during a dispute over taking a cart to a field to collect a crop harvest in Jaunpur district on Friday, police said.The accused has been arrested, they said.The incident took place in...
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up 383 artificial ponds at 278 locations in the city for eco-friendly immersion of idols during the ongoing Ganesh festival, it said on Friday.The civic body has also deployed 25,000 personnel for looking after immersion arrangements in the...
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Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refining customers that they will receive no crude oil next month after an attack damaged a key pipeline, Reuters reported quoting Bloomberg News on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.European refiners generally purchase Saudi crude...
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The CISF recovered more than 10,000 tonnes of illegal coal during special operations conducted over the last two months to check pilferage and theft of the fossil fuel from mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal, officials said on Friday.The Union government recently authorised the paramilitary force...
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The ABVP on Friday registered a clean sweep at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), winning the president and secretary posts along with both councillor seats, as the RSS-affiliated student organisation won in several college union polls across Delhi University even as voting for the central DUSU...
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The Assam unit of the Trinamool Congress on Friday said the party will not contest the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll to protest the EC's decision to freeze the party's original name and symbol.The party had named educationist Abdul Salam as its candidate for the October 6 by-election.We...
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the settlement between the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the long-running co-location and dark fibre matters, bringing the regulatory proceedings arising from the cases to an end.A bench of Justices JB...
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India's forex reserves dropped by $4.924 billion to $780.782 billion during the week ended September 11 due to a fall in foreign currency and gold reserves, according to the RBI data released on Friday.In the previous reporting week, forex reserves jumped by a record $44.903 billion to a new...
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Bhutan plans to launch a major anti-drug campaign modelled on Keralam's Operation Toofan, which targets drug trafficking networks, the state government said on Friday.Bhutan Home Minister Lungten Dorji conveyed the plan during a telephonic conversation with Keralam Home Minister Ramesh...
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A 36-percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls on Friday, with the ABVP and the NSUI squared off in a keen contest and the AISA-SFI alliance also in the fray.Months after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest, accountability and...
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The rupee pared initial gains to close unchanged at 95.89 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday amid a strong American currency.Positive momentum in domestic equity markets, however, supported the Indian currency, forex traders said.They also said the rupee's fall was capped as crude...
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India will take all necessary measures to protect its national interests, the ministry of external affairs stated on Friday, responding to reports that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led administration in Dhaka is reviewing 101 bilateral agreements signed under the previous Awami League...
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State-run defence major HAL on Friday handed over LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance twin-seater trainers and HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force and Dhruv next-generation helicopters to Pawan Hans here.The platforms were displayed and a pooja was also performed in the...
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A man was allegedly assaulted and suffered a severe nose injury after objecting to loud music and bursting of firecrackers during a Ganpati idol immersion procession in Goregaon East, following which four persons were arrested, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.The incident took place on...
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The Delhi high court on Friday ordered a complete ban on victory processions after the declaration of results of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, and asked all student organisations and candidates to explain why electoral damages should not be imposed on them for violation...
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PM Narendra Modi in a conversation with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on January 19, 2026./DPR PMO/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the two leaders exchanged views on developments in West Asia and ways to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.The prime minister and the UAE president...
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The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to recognise Tulu as the state's second additional language, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said.The chief minister said the Tulu language, spoken primarily in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts carries the potential for educational and cultural growth.A...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended mixed on Friday as a drop in crude oil prices was overshadowed by weakness in IT stocks and Tata Group counters.Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services tanked 4.33 per cent, Titan 2.11 per cent, Asian Paints 2 per cent, Maruti 1.98 per...
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Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her party will support the Congress in the Nandigram assembly bypoll, hours after her camp's candidate withdrew from the contest following a meeting with CM Suvendu Adhikari.Banerjee also hit out at the Election Commission...
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Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than five decades in the role.Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus with immediate effect, the company said Friday. His son, Howard Buffett, will succeed him as chairman. Howard has served on Berkshire Hathaway's...
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Tata Sons' board resolving to comply with Reserve Bank of India guidelines that require the group's holding company to list could reshape India's equity markets by unlocking value trapped in one of the country's largest and most complex corporate structures, market participants said..The board...
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Mamata Banerjee has lost her party name, symbol and now candidate
In another dramatic turn in the Trinamool Congress' internal battle, Mamata Banerjee camp's Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination on Friday, a day before the deadline.The development came hours after the Election Commission assigned the Mamata Banerjee-led...
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Marathi film 'Gondhal' chosen as India's official entry to Oscars 2027: Film Federation of India.
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A city court on Friday sent Kalyan Bainsla and cousin Lavnish, who were arrested in connection with the hit-and-run case involving biker Shivani Chauhan alias Sia, to 14 days of judicial custody, police said.They were produced in the court after the two-day police remand ended on Friday.According...
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The mega Rs 22,569-crore initial public offering of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding on Friday, driven by encouraging response from qualified institutional buyers and non-institutional investors.The NSE IPO received bids for 8,88,23,000...
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The Central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the National Testing Agency's (NTA) new permanent office near Minto Road in New Delhi is secured by 38 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to maintain confidentiality and security of examination-related operations...
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday allotted new names and symbols to the rival factions of the Trinamool Congress led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, a day after barring both groups from using the party's name All India Trinamool Congress and its Flowers...
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The proud new mom with the cubs
KGP12, an Indian-born female cheetah, has given birth to four cubs in Kuno National Park, in what is being described as a historic and joyous moment for Project Cheetah, a day after the initiative completed four years.In a post on X, Union Environment Minister Bupender Yadav said, A truly...
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The mega Rs 22,569 crore initial public offering of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) received 90 per cent subscription so far on the second day of bidding on Friday.The NSE IPO received bids for 8,00,16,168 shares against 8,86,42,911 shares on offer, as per data available with the BSE...
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Nithari case accused Surinder Koli was found dead in his tea stall in Haridwar on Friday, police said.Koli, who was subsequently acquitted in several Nithari cases, worked as a domestic help at the Noida house of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher.The Nithari case came to light in 2006 when...
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The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered panel constituted to suggest structural reforms in NEET has held exhaustive consultations and is likely to submit its first interim report by the end of this month.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that he was happy to see young people (Gen Z) discussing dharm at a time when some consider it an 'old people's affair'.Addressing around 1,700 young students or Gen Z participants at the Yuva Dharm Sansad in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain,...
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Woman biker Sia, who was allegedly hit by a car on Gurugram's Golf Course Road on Friday said the incident should not be linked to casteism. The victim added that an attempt was being made on social media to shift the narrative and portray the incident as a caste-based issue, which she termed...
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More than 37 lakh appeals against deletion or inclusion of names in West Bengal's electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision remain pending, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court.The poll panel, in its response affidavit, said the apex court-appointed tribunals have...
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A Sikh truck driver was stabbed multiple times in a rest area's bathroom in south Wyoming, amid rising anti-South Asian rhetoric in the US.The trucker, identified only as Singh, was stabbed early Sunday morning in Bitter Creek Rest Area in south Wyoming, where he had stopped en route to...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray on Friday came out in defence of his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, asserting that the latter could never be involved in the Disha Salian death case.The MNS leader's statement came days after Aaditya claimed he never...
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Tata Group stocks declined on Friday during morning trade after advancing in the previous session, with Tata Chemicals tumbling nearly 9 per cent, amid profit-taking.Tata Sons plunged into its most serious boardroom crisis since the ouster of Cyrus Mistry after directors voted to reappoint N...
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A celebration on a roadside turned fatal when the birthday boy allegedly attacked and killed his friend with a sharp-edged weapon in Jammu after a dispute over cake being smeared on his face, police said on Friday.Police arrested the accused and his brother.At about 9 pm on Thursday, Police Post...
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Its unresolved, noncommittal conclusion is exactly the sort of anticlimactic reality Daayra wants to bring our attention to. Neither justice nor revenge can undo the fate met by the world's Nirbhayas or Arushis, observes Sukanya Verma. Read the review here.
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Vicky Kaushal at the Apple showroom in BKC
As excitement over the new iPhone 18 series grew with sales opening on Friday, the buzz seems to have caught up with Bollywood too. Actor Vicky Kaushal was spotted at Apple BKC in Mumbai on Friday, where he picked up the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro Max as sales officially began.The 'Raazi'...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission over its decision of directing rival Trinamool Congress factions to not use the party name and the flowers and grass symbol during the West Bengal bypolls, saying the poll body's constitutional responsibility is to protect the...
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Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was released from Tihar Jail late Thursday night, three days after a Delhi court granted him three weeks' interim bail in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, officials said on Friday.In a...
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Natarajan Chandrasekaran will get another five years as executive chairman of Tata Sons, but the stock market's reaction to his continuation was muted at the group's flagship information technology (company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).The Tata group's listed companies added Rs 20,286 crore...
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The National Stock Exchange of India IPO was subscribed 43 per cent on Thursday, the first day of bidding, according to the details on the BSE, with bids for 38 million shares against 88.6 million shares on offer.The qualified institutional buyers (QIB) category, which typically sees the sharpest...
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The Iranian delegation includes President Masoud Pezeshkian
US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Thursday warned Iranian officials against using their visit to New York for the UN General Assembly to go on luxury shopping sprees, saying, not on our watch, even as the US has approved visas for Iran's delegation to attend the UNGA High-Level...
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A customer described the iPhone launch as a festival as buyers gathered in large numbers at Apple Stores across India to purchase the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max went on sale across India on Friday, drawing eager customers to...
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The Trinamool Congress, led by its founder and chairperson Mamata Banerjee, submitted its response to the Election Commission's interim order that temporarily removed the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) name and its flowers and grass symbol from the ballot for the October 6 bypolls in West...
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The brother of the late Princess Diana, Charles Spencer, has made fresh claims about a conversation he had with King Charles following her death in 1997, according to extracts from his upcoming memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, CNN said. As per the publication, Spencer has claimed that...
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A donor heart was transported from Rohtak to Delhi through a 95-km inter-state green corridor in 63 minutes on Thursday for an emergency transplant at a private hospital in Shalimar Bagh, according to a statement.The heart was retrieved at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS)...
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Security was tightened across Delhi University on Friday as polling for the DU Students' Union (DUSU) elections got underway, with more than 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed across the North and South campuses, an official said.Voting for the four central panel posts -- president,...
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday cautioned against 'malicious' and 'misleading' social media posts concerning the health of world leaders who attended the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, amid unverified claims surrounding Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril...
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The managing director of a private Malayalam news channel was arrested by Excise officials from Kalamassery in Kochi in the wee hours of Thursday after liquor in excess of the permissible limit was recovered during a police search at his ancestral house in Wayanad, Excise officials said.The...
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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to immediately refund Rs 19.90 lakh that it debited from a widow's fixed deposit to recover a personal loan taken by her deceased husband, holding that the bank's action was an abominable breach of banking practice.A...
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An Indian Institute of Technology graduate and a bank manager were among six persons arrested by Mumbai Cyber Police for allegedly duping a 68-year-old man of Rs 1.12 crore under the pretext of digital arrest, an official said on Thursday.The arrested accused have been identified as Tarik Momin,...
